Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Bon. Sholburno H. Oloror, Totmary 84, 1939, Paa. 8 8ppoint-
appOiIIt, O? W&O rOr, Of +3OBrh the rent or aBy orri00, p08ltl00,0ierk8hl uplop .. SOat Or dUt7, Or m7 pWSOB rOhtOd w thin th0 P' S@OOnd do@00 b7 8ifinit7 Or within third th@ to tho parson so ap- dogroo by oonranguinlty pointing or SO toting; or to 8~7 othor udor Or Uk7 SUOP b0Ord, th0 bgiSiOtW0, OC 00Uti oi whloh suoh parson so appointing or totAng ma7 k a mubor, when tho 8almr7, roe8, or to bo pal6 ‘. oompensatlon or srroh appolntoo’ls or lndirootly, for, dlnotly out of or fraa rUmiS of r0O8 or 0rri00 of an7 kind pbii0 or oharaotor whatsooror.
-Art. 433. ml. lntllbltloBr got rorth law shall ppl7 to and laoludo this tho Oovornor, Lloutonant Ooromor Spoakor or the Hou00 or hoad Koprerontatlvos, R8flro.d Oomnlssloners, or departments or tho that* govermont, &&go8 and acnbors an7 and all Boards and oourts by under tho authorit rtabllrhod of an7 law of this Stats, roabors gonoral or spoolal the Leglslaturo, mayors, oommls8lonors, ro- oordorr, aldamon and momberm of sohool Doards or lnoprporatod oltlos and towns, pub110 nobOo truatoos, orrloors and me&or8 or boards oi managqrs of State Unlrorsity and its several brano&os, and tho various St&o duoatlonol and or tho var- lnrtltutlons lou8 Stat0 looaosyaar~ lnstltutlonr, and ponltontlarlos. Tho atmoratlon shall not'bo hold to oxolado from the operation and law an7 porson lnoludsd within orfoot or this its genoral prorlrlon8. lZo orrloor or other por8on ‘Art. 434.
lnoludod within any protl8lon of this law shall appoint or rot0 ror ppolntmeat or oi appointment to any suoh offlam, aontlreetlon pO8itiOB, olorkshlp, emplo7mont or but7 an7 person rho80 8onloos am to be ronderod under hi8 dlreotlon oontrol and to be paid for dlrrotl7 or indlrootl7 out ot an7 ruoh pub110 rmd8 or roe8 or 0rri00, and *ho nlatod b7 afflnlt7 oonungulnlt7 rlthln tho soooad degree or b7 the third dwwea to any person lnoludod wlthln any *3 Hon. Bholburmo 8. Olwor, tobrury U, 1939, Paga S
provlslon Or thlo law, l8 oomsiduat~oB, rho10 or in part, that suoh othor orrloor puson has thontoioro ppol8tod. tot04 ror tho sppolntaont ror th e l OBrirUtiOn tho SpJIOhtMBt, or rlll thhuoartor.ap- point rot0 ror ppolntm8nt. or the 4onrlm4tlon tho ~pOlBta~llt:tO say suoh offloo, posltlan, or olorkshlp, aplg- meat dut7 or m7,porson uhouooror nlakd the reoond do&r00 by attlnlty within the third degree Q7 oonsangulnlt7 to ruoh other por8on aaklng 8uoh appolnt- m.Bt .*
Wh8io th8 ~Ouissiono~8~ Court doe8 not appoint ior or oonflrm p ointment or do08 not oon- or rote traot, althou& alther dlreotl7 8mplo700 paid In whole or in part out Or o-4 P r8otl7 with the mplo7e0, ruoh smplo7mont would not b8 in rlolatlon oount7 funds or be prohlbitod by the boro quoted statut88.
In rl8r oi ,tho iorogolng 8tatuts8, 70'0~ are a%- 8pOOtrUiiy adr'ired that
it la tha opinion oi thir D8part- msnt that brothor of one of the oowity oomml88lonors would not b8 prohlbltod from rorklng on a P. ?. A. Pro- Joot where part of the funds are 9814 by the oount7 and rhero the bmmlsslonors * Court had ‘nothing to do whatso- ever in saploying or 8oourlng 8mplo7mant for ruoh emplo7eo.
Trusting that tho tOr8gOing an8vor8 your iBqulr7, wo rwa8ln
Vuy tru17 7ours ATTOR~FJY GENERAL OF TEXAS 87&&&!56- Ardoll :;‘llllru A.8i8b.t ATTORZB% GENERAL‘07 TEXAS